, 1887-07-21
wAsHINGTON NOTES.
FOR THE RETIRED LIST.

retiring board of which Quarter Master
General Hallibird is president has rec
commended the retirement of Capt. j..
+. Simpson, of the Third Cavalry, who
is now under treatment at the govern
ment hospital for the insane. Capt.
Simpson is the officer who created u
scandal in Arizona few years ago by
his conduct with notorious wo-
man." He was court martialed and
sentenced to dismissal. President Ar
thur, however, disapproved the find
ings of the court and ordered the ofii-
GERS restoration to duty. He was os-
tracised by his brother officers and was
subsequently sent to the insane asy-
lum for treatment. He will probably
be released as soon as vacancy occurs
in the retired list.
REwARDING HEROIsM.
The secretary Of state has received
through the German minister at WASH
ington from the emperor of Germany q
check for $1,000 and two handsome
watches embellished with the likeness
and monogram of the emperor, with a
request that the money be divided
equally among the families of five
members of IT,. life saving crew at
Denmark Mills station, Virginia, who
lost their lives in attempting TO rescue
the crew of the German ship Eliza
beth on the 8th of January last, and
that the watches be presented to
Frank Tedeford and Jas. Etheridge,
the only survivors Of the life saving
crew. The money and watches have
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tendent Kimball for distribution.
INCREASED DUTIES.
From information received at the
navy department to-day it is believed
that the United States steamship Van
dalia has arrived at Honolulu or will
do so in a few days. Dispatches have
been received at the department of
state, from the United States minister
at Belgium announcing the govern
ment of the country has increased
import duty on coffee, cattle and meat
and that after January LIST, next, meat
will not be permitted to enter Belgium
except in the form OF whole animals,
and halves and forequarters of animals
and then only when lungs are at
tached.
NO RIGHT ON THE LAND.
In reply to q letter from n cattle
owner, on tract known as "No mans
lands" asking whether portion of
the herders occupying that land could
form an organization and adopt law
to govern free rangemen, Land Com
missioner Sparks states: "No person
or organization or association has any
right or color of authority to make
herd regulations or any other regu-
lations in respect to occupation of
lands in this public land strip" "These
are public lands OF the United States"
continued the commissioner, "and
have never been made subject to law
full occupation or entry under any of
the public land laws, and the military
forces will be ordered to remove occu-
pants therefrom, who are not actual
settlers, or who are using or control
ing more than 16O acres"
BOOKS o. X.
Acting Secretary Thompson to-day
received reports of the special exam
iner appointed to examine the books
and accounts of the disbursing officers
of the second auditors and sixth audit
or's offices. They show that affairs
are in a satisfactory condition.
BETTER WEATHER.
1t rained here heavily last night, and
this morning the thermometer regis
tered only ~ degrees, a drop of IL
from the previous morning. At the
signal office it was stated the tempera-
ture has fallen during the past twenty
four hours all over the country, except
in New England and Il small portion
of the Atlantic coast along South Caro-.
lima and Georgia.
POST OFFICE FIGURES.
The report of the sixth auditor of
the post Office department for the
third quarter of the last fiscal year
shows receipts $3.50 ,12O,4S7 expendi-
lures $130,372 sos; deficiency $780,
021. The deficiency for the first
three-q uarters OF the year was ~, ,539, :
53S, against $780, ,494 for the same
period of the year ending June 80,
1885, and 5,241 ,917 for the first three
quarters of the year ending June 30,
1885.
WANT TO HEAR FROM THEM.
Three express com panies have filed
schedules with the interstate com
mission. To the Others letter has
been sent stating in the opinion of the
commission it is obvious, that the neg
lect to file is intentional. The COM
mission had not yet entertained con-
sideration as to whether or not express
companies are common carriers, sub
ject to interstate act but notifies them
it is now ready to hear arguments If
desired and requests compliance
with the law. t
He is Not Going That Way.
GLoUCHEsrER, Mass, July 19.-Nu-